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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pete_gamby" data-source="post: 3212445" data-attributes="member: 76050">The numbers I gave are relative - if an Oregon were to cost us $100 ex-factory, an Opticron-branded version of the Sightron would cost us $90 (albeit from a different factory). Similarly, an Opticron-branded version of the Maven B3 would cost us 4.2 times as much as we pay for the Oregon. I can't really elaborate more on the forum without giving away too much information!!The Sightron is phase coated, the Oregon is not which may account for much of the difference in optical performance. That also accounts for some of the difference in the price you can buy each one for.Why would a better spec binocular cost less? That we can only speculate upon - maybe the guys at that particular factory negotiated their wages better or the boss is saving for a new Range Rover <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Cheers, Pete</blockquote>